Bubble for relaxing at work

Ever get so stressed at work that you feel like you just to need to relax in a world of your own?

Now you can thanks to a 'bubble' designed to provide a calming refuge for stressed office workers.

Called the Orrb pod, it allows the user to escape bustling open-plan workspaces and find time for themselves in a secure and enclosed space.

The pod was designed by London-based designer Lee McCormark. 

Described as a 'corporate wellness facility' or like using a 'mind gym', individuals access an online account when they first enter.

Here they can choose from a selection of wellness routines under the banners of relax, learn, test and boost, in either 10, 20 or 30 minute allocated time slots.

Aside from being confined to an office, developers also see Orrbs possibly being placed in airports, universities and public spaces. 

Devices are currently being hand-finished in the US and UK, the two initial territories targeted by the company, and Orrb is set to launch officially in Spring with the subscription service Orrb X.

“We've been hearing back from the wellness training industries and it's all positive,” said McCormack.

Orrb investor Khajak Keledjian, Chief Executive of Intermix, said: “Taking a moment out, for 10 or 20 minutes a day, is vital in business.

“You need a moment to close up, to see and feel for yourself, and in order to do that you need somewhere to go; you need the tools to be able to do that.”

Keledjian cited the stresses of running a successful business as the key factor in seeking out meditation and then further investigating how wellness could be incorporated into our environment.